Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Reporting Manager (Change) to join our Finance function on a 12-month fixed term contract basis. You will be responsible for leading the collaboration between financial reporting teams, finance systems teams and the wider business to shape and implement the integration of new systems development into our business as business as usual.

What you will do:

• Ensure readiness of the financial reporting teams for the new standard, ensuring the correct accounting is implemented, controls are in place and accurate documentation is created
• Drive collaboration between various teams and own the management of stakeholders of the highest level in partnership with the Financial Controller and CFO
• Put in place appropriate controls, processes and culture in order to transition new systems and IFRS17 to BAU reporting
• Report to Group Financial Controller and support them to support esure’s transformation from a financial reporting perspective
• Be a key part of esure’s finance community. Strive to actively share technical expertise with the team and champion and share knowledge wider than your core team

What we’d love you to bring:

• A passion for sharing knowledge and expertise and driving improvements in processes in line with regulatory
• Analytical thinking and ability to understand the business rationale for changes, whilst considering the accounting and wider impacts.
• A qualified accountant with significant experience in an insurance financial accounting role
• Ability to interpret regulatory and statutory regulations, simplify and translate them to the wider business
• Strong written communication skills and ability to translate complex messages into concise updates for executive audiences
• Experience working in an agile organisation and ability to collaborate to deliver and achieve great things
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to motivate teams and drive results

This is your opportunity to shape our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey!
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.